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Iran launches missiles as 20 fighters killed by US-Saudi strikes on Iraq
['Ben Finley', 'Associated Press']
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Iran has launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East as the US partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighbouring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters.
Six Iranian advisers were also killed in the US-Saudi strike, two Iraqi militia officials said.
Saudi Arabia had accused the Iraqi militias of firing drones against its oil facilities over the past two days.
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2082231500318114110?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwJordan’s military said five Iranian missiles had been intercepted and destroyed.
The Popular Mobilisation Forces, a coalition of primarily Shiite, Iran-backed armed groups that is officially under the command of the Iraqi military, said at least 20 fighters were killed and 32 others wounded in the overnight strikes.